Carboy-top guard



Dec. 1, 1925. 1,563,445

G. w. SCOBELL CARBOY TOP GUARD Filed July 27. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet v 1 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES GEORGE W. SCOEELL, OILROCI-IESTER, NEW YORK.

CARBOY-TOP GUARD.

Application filed July 27, 1923. Serial No. 654,279.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SooBELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Carboy-Top Guard, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to carboys and more particularly to guards or protecting devices secured to the casing for protecting the protruding neck of the bottle against injury, an object of the invention being to substitute for the woodenprotector nowgenerally used a guard formed of a non-corrosive sheet material which, besides being of simple and practical construction, is inexpensive to manufacture and not only effects economy in the use and handling of the carboy but in very respect is far more satisfactory than the wooden protector, the latter being objectionable in that it requires being nailed to the casing whenever used, which soon destroys both the protector and that part of the casing surrounding the neck of the bottle, is often knocked off and broken, thus subjecting the carboy to injury, and does not at any time afford complete protection because of its open construction which permits objects striking the neck of the bottle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guard of comparatively thin sheet material but so formed as to be of rigid construction and not interfere with the stacking of the carboys in storage or in transportation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a one piece guard. I

Another, and one of the main objects of the invention, is to provide a guard co-operating with locking devices on the casing and having a resiliency which permits it being readily sprung to engage or disengage such locking devices and to automatically adjust itself to locking position.

A further object of the invention is to associate with the guard means carried thereby for yieldingly engaging the stopper to hold the latter against removal and at the same time act to hold the guard against end play on the locking devices.

And a still further object of the invention is to so form the guard that a quantity of them may be nested and thus occupy but a small space in storage or shipment.

To these and other ends the invention the invention are as follows Figure 1 is a top plan view of the guard as placed on a carboy, only a fragmentary portion of the carboy being shown.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of the parts seen in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the guard before the stopper retaining wires are inserted.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the stopper.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional View on the line 55, Fig. 1. r

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 1, but with the stopper retaining wires removed and illustrating the use of two instead of three fastening devices on the casing.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view partly in section showing another modification of the invention.

And, Fig. 8 is a perspective view illustrating still another modification of the invention.

In the drawings similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, the vnumeral 1 represents a carboy casing of theusual construction and 2 the inclosed bottle, the neck 3 of which protrudes through a circular opening 4 in the top wall of the casing and is provided with a stopper 5 between the head of which and the mouth of the bottle is a washer 6 of asbestos or other suitable material, the outer face of the stopper being formed with one or more diagonally arranged grooves 7 heretofore employed as seats for stopper retaining wires the ends of which were fastened about the neck of the bottle.

In the handling of carboys'it is necessary that the protruding necks or tops 3 be protected against injury by a guard secured to the casing and, for practical purposes, it is essential that this guard be inexpensive in manufacture, so constructed as to be readily attached to and removed from the casing, and that it be of such size and shape as not to interfere with the stacking of the carboys in storage and in transportation.

These requirements have all been 'met in the present invention in which the guard 8 for the carboy top is formed, preferably, in one piece from suitable sheet material having considerable flexibility, sheet metal being the most practical, and this is protected against injurious action of chemicals by being coated or otherwise treated as to make it non-corrosive.

This guard 8 is in the shape of a truncated cone. It encircles the opening 4: in the casing and incloses'the carboy top. 3.

Formed integrally with the; guard at its bottom or inner end are slotted lateral projecting means adapted to slidably engage under headed projections 9 secured to the and the sideedges' 12 and 13 of the sheet,

after it is formed up, are spaced apart, as in Fig. 3, with the slots 11in a circle of greater diameter than one passing'through the headed projections, the latter being con'centrio with the opening 4 in the casing. Compression ofthe guard brings the edges 12 and 13 toward each other, thus reducing the diameter of the bottom of the guard so that the enlarged portions'of the slots 11 maybe engaged over the headed projections 9, the tendency of the guard to expand effecting a locking engagement between the flange members 10 and the headed members 9. Thus, when the guard is placed on a carboy, the separated edges 12 and 13 effect a slit in the direction of its lengthwhich permits the guard being compressed'to disengage the headed projections. I

I prefer to employ three flange members 10 arranged as shown, that is, with one of thein' diagonally opposite the slit in the guard wall and with its slot 11 disposed diagonally, and with the other two adjacent the edges 12 and 18 with their respective slots substantially concentric with the guard. This arrangement permits of an easy and quick attachment and removal of the guard, in attaching it the rear member 10 being engaged over its respective headed projection, the guard moved slightly rearward and then compressed tosimilarly engage the forward members 10" over their co-operating projections.

It is also an object of my'irivention to do away with the usual wiring o'f'the stopper to the neck 3 of the bottle, and to this end" the guard 8 is provided with suitable spring means bearing against the stopper to hold it in place and at the same time yieldingly hold the guard against any looseness due to possible end play on the headed projections.

In accomplishing this object in the simplest and most satisfactory manner, the guard, in a plane intermediate its ends, is provided wi'tli'a plurality of apertures 14 for loosely receiving one or a plurality of wires 15, as required, these wires being extended through oppositely positioned apertures and their ends bent to hold the wires against removal. The wires 15 seat in the grooves 7 in the stopper and are so positioned relative to thedistance between the stopper and the casingthat when the guard is placed in position the) yieldingly engage the stopper and thus hold it against both rotary movement and withdrawal In F 6 only two headedprojections 9 are used, the edges 12 and 13 and the for ward flange members -inthis event'beil'i'g arranged in overlapping relation when the guard is in position.

In some instances it is preferredto nail the guard to the casing and in such event the lateral projecting means on the guard may be flange men'ibers, as in Figs 1, 2, 3 and 6, or a continuous annular flange as shown at 16 in Fig. 7 'lorthe guard 8", the openings in the flange being either elongated slots or simply nail holes, in icatel at 17.

The modification of the invention illus trated in Fig. 8 shows a stopper retaining wire carried by a guard member formed from a metal strip and comprising flexible side arms 18 which support the wire 15 in the same manner assimilar wires are supported by the guard 8 and are connected at their outer ends by a central portion 19 while their inner en s terminate in flanges or foot pieces 20 slotted to slidably engage under headed projections on the carboy casing. In employing this modification of the invention two such members as shown would be used and disposed atright angles to each other.

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a guarl tor' carboy' tops that is of strong, simple and inexpensive construction, and that may be quickly attached or removed from a carboy casing by compressing it suflicientlyto engage or disengage co-operating locking members on the casing '1 ie necessity of nailing the guard in place each time it is used is eliminated as'is, also, the necessity of wiringthe stopper to the neck of the bottle, thus efl'e'cting-a considerable saving in time as'well as preventing destruction by nails ofthe guard ancl'casing. Also, the guard is of suchshape and size asto permit c'arboys b eing'stacked' in rows one upon the other and, before insertion of the wires 15, a quantity of the guards may be nested so as to occupy but a small amount of space.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a carboy, of a detachable top guard of resilient sheet material in the form of a truncated cone and slit in the direction of its length to permit compression and expansion thereof, headed projections on the carboy casing, and slotted lateral projecting means on the guard for slidably engaging under the headed projections.

2. The combination with a carboy, of a detachable top guard of resilient sheet material in the form of a truncated cone and slit in the direction of its length to permit compression and expansion thereof, headed projections on the carbo casing, and slotted I flange members on the guard for engaging under said headed projections, two of said flange members being movable toward and from each other on compression and expansion of the guard to respectively disengage and engage their respective headed projec- 'ions.

3. The combination with a carboy, of a detachable top guard in the form of a truncated cone slit in the direction of its length, and locking means on the carboy casing, said guard being yieldable so as to be sprung into and out of engagement with said locking means.

4. The combination with a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard secured to the easing, and spring means carried by the guard for yieldingly holding said stopper in place.

5. The combination With a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard detachably secured to the casing, and spring means carried by the guard for yieldingly holding said stopper in place.

6. The combination with a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard detachably secured to the casing, and stopper retaining means comprising a Wire spanning the stopper and supported at its ends in the side wall of the guard.

7 The combination with a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard detachably secured to the casing, and stopper retaining means comprising a plurality of angularly disposed Wires spanning the stopper and supported at their ends in the wall of the guard.

8. The combination with a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard secured to the casing, the guard being provided with oppositely arranged apertures, and stopper retaining means comprising a Wire yieldingly engaging the stopper and projecting through the said apertures.

9. The combination With a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard provided With apertures in the Wall thereof, headed projections on the casing, slotted projecting means on the guard for engaging under said headed projections, and a spring member engaging through the said apertures, said member yieldingly engaging the stopper to hold it in place and the guard against end play on said headed projections.

10. The combination with a carboy, consisting of abottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard formed of a resilient sheet material in the shape of a truncated cone and with apertures arranged in the wall thereof, a spring member loosely engaging through said apertures and yieldingly holding said stopper in place, headed projections on said casing, and slotted lateral projections on said guard for engaging under said headed projections, the resiliency of the guard acting to hold said lateral projections and said headed projections in locking engagement.

11. The combination with a carboy, consisting of a bottle, a stopper, and a casing for the bottle, of a top guard detachably secured to said casing, co-operating locking devices on the guard and casing, said guard having a resiliency acting to hold the said co-operating devices in locking engagement, and yieldable means carried by the guard for holding said stopper in place and the guard against endwise movement.

GEORGE W. SOOBELL. 

